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Ecology and Sustainability

Using the lens of art, design, and architecture to offer alternative ways of re-appraising issues around ecology and sustainability.

Photograph of a small pile of snow melted from a stack of ice bricks. A group of people are washing the snow.
Photograph of a small pile of snow melted from a stack of ice bricks. A group of people are washing the snow.

‘Washing River’: A Performance That Brings About Social Change

Can art catalyse social change? Yin Xiuzhen used her performance ‘Washing River’ to directly present environmental issues to the audience.
4 mins: 
Visual Art  /  Article
A waist-up portrait of a woman wearing a dark baseball cap, taken outdoors as she gazes directly into the camera.
A waist-up portrait of a woman wearing a dark baseball cap, taken outdoors as she gazes directly into the camera.

Yu Ji: Materials in Motion

Yu Ji’s sculptures and installations evoke eerie disengagement, exploring complex relationships between people and things
8 mins: 
Visual Art  /  Video
A waist-up portrait of a man standing on a rooftop in Hong Kong. The background features green mountains.
A waist-up portrait of a man standing on a rooftop in Hong Kong. The background features green mountains.

Trevor Yeung: Hanging in Limbo

Trevor Yeung’s mixed media works delve into human relations, artificial nature, and emotional scenarios
7 mins: 
Visual Art  / Visual Culture  /  Video
Aerial view of the Mekong River flowing across a territory. The water is brown with sediment and the two banks, which occupy the top and bottom of the image, are lined with small, rectangular settlements or wells that are either white or brown in colour. Further from the river, the land is sparse with green vegetation.
Aerial view of the Mekong River flowing across a territory. The water is brown with sediment and the two banks, which occupy the top and bottom of the image, are lined with small, rectangular settlements or wells that are either white or brown in colour. Further from the river, the land is sparse with green vegetation.

Fluid Borders: Place and Belonging in Contemporary Art

Magdalena Magiera, Curator and Research Associate at NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore and a nominator for Sigg Prize 2023, writes about how art can make space for communal sharing and experiences.
6 mins: 
Visual Art  / M+ Exhibitions  /  Article
Female woman in black clothing standing on a barren mountain, head bowed with hair whipping in the wind.
Female woman in black clothing standing on a barren mountain, head bowed with hair whipping in the wind.

Anthropocene, Capitalocene, Chthulhucene: Donna Haraway in conversation with Martha Kenney

Donna Haraway discusses how figuration, storytelling and world-making can cultivate the ‘response-ability’ needed to inhabit our multi-species world
31 mins: 
Critique  /  Article
Five unpeeled rice grains arranged neatly on a tray.
Five unpeeled rice grains arranged neatly on a tray.

‘Deliberately Flow’ - a Short Film by Lo Lai Lai Natalie

‘Deliberately Flow’, a short film by Lo Lai Lai, contemplates destiny and self-awareness in our relationship with nature
9 mins: 
Moving Image  / Visual Culture  /  Video
Architect Raj Rewal sketching at a desk with framed building illustrations on a white wall in the background.
Architect Raj Rewal sketching at a desk with framed building illustrations on a white wall in the background.

Raj Rewal: Connecting Through Architecture

Discover Raj Rewal's innovative approach to architecture, which blends tradition and modernity
7 mins: 
Design and Architecture  /  Video
Poster in which a large, green, cartoonish dragon-like creature looms over a Hong Kong cityscape, appearing from behind the mountains. The creature has red dots on its body and face, a red stripe over its blank white eyes, and five thick, stringy pieces of red hair. The words ‘CLEAN OUR BUILDINGS’ in English and traditional Chinese are printed along the side of the poster.
Poster in which a large, green, cartoonish dragon-like creature looms over a Hong Kong cityscape, appearing from behind the mountains. The creature has red dots on its body and face, a red stripe over its blank white eyes, and five thick, stringy pieces of red hair. The words ‘CLEAN OUR BUILDINGS’ in English and traditional Chinese are printed along the side of the poster.

‘The Father of Lap Sap Chung’: Arthur Hacker’s Whimsical Portrayals of Hong Kong

In the 1970s, the mischievous green mascot known as Lap Sap Chung (‘litterbug’) became the face of the Clean Hong Kong campaign. We look closely at the work of this little monster’s creator, Arthur Hacker.
7 mins: 
Design and Architecture  /  Article
Illustration showing yellow images and text against a navy blue background. The images consist of semi-circular shaped networks of capsules, cranes, and mechanical arms. The words 'FOR AN INSTANT', 'MOMENT-VILLAGE', 'soft', and 'service' are interspersed between the images.
Illustration showing yellow images and text against a navy blue background. The images consist of semi-circular shaped networks of capsules, cranes, and mechanical arms. The words 'FOR AN INSTANT', 'MOMENT-VILLAGE', 'soft', and 'service' are interspersed between the images.

Dismantling Architecture Towards Softer Environments

Why would an architect dismantle a city? Scholar Ariel Genadt speaks to M+ about creation, destruction, and the alchemy between Archigram and Isozaki Arata ca. 1970
18 mins: 
Design and Architecture  /  Article
Rocking lounge chair made out of Brazilian pau ferro wood and cane. The cane is set in a wooden frame to form the seat and back, appearing as a long flowing line from the side. The centre of the chair’s seat is connected to a base made of curved wood, resembling an upside-down arch. Attached below the seat’s head and foot are two smaller curved pieces of wood, which form an asymmetrical arc shapes from the side.
Rocking lounge chair made out of Brazilian pau ferro wood and cane. The cane is set in a wooden frame to form the seat and back, appearing as a long flowing line from the side. The centre of the chair’s seat is connected to a base made of curved wood, resembling an upside-down arch. Attached below the seat’s head and foot are two smaller curved pieces of wood, which form an asymmetrical arc shapes from the side.

Unravelling the Enigma of Chairs

Curator Ikko Yokoyama untangles the interwoven and lesser-known stories of chairs from Asia and beyond
9 mins: 
Design and Architecture  /  Article
Horizontally oriented photograph showing two back-to-back badminton courts in orange, brown, and blue. In the foreground, a young girl wearing a face mask passes in profile. To the right of the frame is a basketball hoop and part of a basketball court. Just behind the courts is a low wall, in front of which are chairs and behind which are palm trees. A break in the wall leads to a block of buildings in the background. The building units are regimented rectangles in different shades of the rainbow.
Horizontally oriented photograph showing two back-to-back badminton courts in orange, brown, and blue. In the foreground, a young girl wearing a face mask passes in profile. To the right of the frame is a basketball hoop and part of a basketball court. Just behind the courts is a low wall, in front of which are chairs and behind which are palm trees. A break in the wall leads to a block of buildings in the background. The building units are regimented rectangles in different shades of the rainbow.

Cities within Cities: Housing Solutions for High-Density Living

How do Hong Kong architects meet the challenges of land shortages and high-density living? Curator Shirley Surya investigates
8 mins: 
Design and Architecture  /  Article
Photograph showing a 3x6 frame storyboard sketched in a notebook. The frames show close-ups of a man tying long rods together with rope. Several black pens are on the grid-covered surface on which the notebook sits.
Photograph showing a 3x6 frame storyboard sketched in a notebook. The frames show close-ups of a man tying long rods together with rope. Several black pens are on the grid-covered surface on which the notebook sits.

It Just Comes to You: Vincent Broquaire on Animating M+

French animator Vincent Broquaire traces the ethos of his do-it-yourself aesthetic and the intuitive ways he uncovered magic in the details at M+
8 mins: 
Moving Image  /  Article
Photograph showing a woman seated among stacks of boxes. She is looking towards the right of the frame with her mouth open and hand extended, as if in the middle of speaking. An image of a sign language interpreter is positioned on the right side of the image.
Photograph showing a woman seated among stacks of boxes. She is looking towards the right of the frame with her mouth open and hand extended, as if in the middle of speaking. An image of a sign language interpreter is positioned on the right side of the image.

Leung Mee-ping: Material Meaning with Hong Kong Sign Language

Leung Mee-ping reflects on her practice of collecting everyday materials and repurposing them into art
14 mins: 
Visual Art  /  Video
Four people play badminton without a net in a circular courtyard surrounded on all sides by residential towers.
Four people play badminton without a net in a circular courtyard surrounded on all sides by residential towers.

How Street Badminton Helps Us Rethink Hong Kong’s Public Spaces

An artwork inspired by street badminton leads to a conversation between artist Shirley Tse and urban researcher Sampson Wong about public space in Hong Kong
10 mins: 
Critique  /  Article
A poster featuring a stylised depiction of a red monkey with a mouth full of sharp teeth. Its body is covered in a transparent green textured shape that extends to our left and becomes its hands. It is set against a background divided vertically into a black section and a yellow section.
A poster featuring a stylised depiction of a red monkey with a mouth full of sharp teeth. Its body is covered in a transparent green textured shape that extends to our left and becomes its hands. It is set against a background divided vertically into a black section and a yellow section.

‘When You’re Ready, It Will Speak to You’: Nagai Kazumasa’s LIFE Series

The themes of Nagai Kazumasa’s LIFE series started in 1987, continue to resonate today. Ikko Yokoyama reflects on its relevance during COVID-19
9 mins: 
Design and Architecture  /  Article
A poster featuring a detailed, colourful architectural drawing in which multiple architectural projects, structures, and phenomena are collaged and put into the same space. The image is dominated by a green grid-like pattern.
A poster featuring a detailed, colourful architectural drawing in which multiple architectural projects, structures, and phenomena are collaged and put into the same space. The image is dominated by a green grid-like pattern.

Walking, Plugging, and Floating: Archigram Cities in Asia

Beijing-based Drawing Architecture Studio explain how they created three posters inspired by Archigram’s practice alongside architectural projects around Asia
13 mins: 
Design and Architecture  /  Article
Two images side by side. On the left is a kimono made out of dyed silk crepe fabric depicting different recurring scenes related to war. On the right are six lamps hanging from coloured cords attached to the same outlet. Each lamp consists of a plastic bottle with most of its body covered by a woven textile basket-like lamp shade, each with different shapes, colours, and patterns.
Two images side by side. On the left is a kimono made out of dyed silk crepe fabric depicting different recurring scenes related to war. On the right are six lamps hanging from coloured cords attached to the same outlet. Each lamp consists of a plastic bottle with most of its body covered by a woven textile basket-like lamp shade, each with different shapes, colours, and patterns.

Meet the Oldest and Newest Design and Architecture Works in the M+ Collections

Two curators from M+’s Design and Architecture team look at the oldest and newest objects in their collections, finding new ways to connect them
10 mins: 
Design and Architecture  /  Article
Video still in which workers wearing blue shirts and sitting on either side of a production line in a factory hold different vaguely dance-like poses. One woman in the foreground reaches for a cardboard box in the production line while the man next to her stretches his arm in an exaggerated motion to affix something to a white object.
Video still in which workers wearing blue shirts and sitting on either side of a production line in a factory hold different vaguely dance-like poses. One woman in the foreground reaches for a cardboard box in the production line while the man next to her stretches his arm in an exaggerated motion to affix something to a white object.

What Is the ‘Expanded Field’ of Contemporary Design?

Objects created via dance or transformed electronic waste: explore design in the expanded field through two works by artist duo Revital Cohen & Tuur van Balen
5 mins: 
Design and Architecture  /  Article
A man in a cap and glasses looks into the distance. Dense foliage fills the background of the image.
A man in a cap and glasses looks into the distance. Dense foliage fills the background of the image.

Sopheap Pich: Material as Identification

Artist Sopheap Pich discusses his practice of working with bamboo and rattan, and the story behind his work ‘Compound’ in M+ Collections
4 mins: 
Visual Art  /  Video
A woman kneels in front of a large net hanging from the ceiling filled with dry leaves. She is focused on adjusting one of the leaves sticking out of the net. In the background, two men adjust leaves in a second net hanging from the ceiling.
A woman kneels in front of a large net hanging from the ceiling filled with dry leaves. She is focused on adjusting one of the leaves sticking out of the net. In the background, two men adjust leaves in a second net hanging from the ceiling.

Why Did M+ Team Members Spend Weeks Collecting Old Leaves?

A behind the scenes look at the challenges of installing an artwork made of organic material
5 mins: 
Behind the Scenes  / M+ Exhibitions  /  Article
A wall of cinder blocks, painted with black Chinese characters, have been stacked in the middle of a paved forecourt. There are a couple of trees and a long queue of people behind the wall, and four pedestrians walking in front of the wall.
A wall of cinder blocks, painted with black Chinese characters, have been stacked in the middle of a paved forecourt. There are a couple of trees and a long queue of people behind the wall, and four pedestrians walking in front of the wall.

On Smallness in Hong Kong Art

Art historian Winnie Wong examines how the smallness of Hong Kong art by no means renders it insignificant
17 mins: 
Critique  /  Article

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